teamLab Planets
チームラボプラネッツ
Walk through water, wade through flowers, and lose your sense of where the art ends and you begin
About teamLab Planets
teamLab Planets is not a museum in any traditional sense. You take off your shoes and socks at the entrance, roll up your trousers to your knees, and wade barefoot through a series of rooms that involve water, darkness, projection-mapped surfaces, and an unsettling amount of beauty. In one room, you're ankle-deep in water that reflects an infinite field of projected flowers. In another, you stand in knee-deep warm water while koi fish swim around your legs as digital projections. In the mirror room, you float among what appears to be an infinite universe of light. It's sensory, physical, and unlike any gallery experience you've had before.
The concept is "Body Immersive": the art isn't something you look at from behind a rope. You're in it. Your body interacts with the projections and the water. Kids respond to this instinctively. They splash, they laugh, they lie down on the floor (which is encouraged in several rooms). Adults tend to stand there with their mouths slightly open. It works for all ages, but the wading and dark rooms can be intimidating for very young children (under 3). The whole experience takes about 1–2 hours.
teamLab Planets is in Toyosu, near Toyosu Market (the new Tsukiji). It's a 10-minute walk from Shin-Toyosu Station on the Yurikamome line, or a short taxi from Toyosu Station on the Metro. Tickets should be purchased online in advance; walk-up availability exists but is not guaranteed, especially on weekends and holidays. Entry is timed, and the experience flows in one direction through the installations. Expect some queuing between rooms during peak times. The venue was originally temporary (set to close in 2023) but has been extended and expanded. Check the official site for the latest operating dates.
Essential Tips
Buy tickets online in advance. Slots sell out, especially weekends and holidays. Same-day walk-up is possible on quiet weekdays but risky.
Wear shorts or trousers you can roll up to the knee. You will wade through water. Skirts and dresses work well too.
All belongings go in free lockers. You'll walk through water, so nothing should be in your pockets that can't get wet.
Phone in a waterproof case or held carefully. No flash photography. Phone cameras work perfectly in the dark rooms.
The floor is slippery in water rooms. Walk carefully, especially with children. Staff are positioned at transitions to help.
Lie down in the flower room. Seriously, the floor is dry and clean, and watching the projection overhead while lying down is the intended experience.
Visit on a weekday evening (after 7 PM) for the shortest waits and most atmospheric experience.
The venue is barefoot throughout. Your feet will get wet. There are foot-drying stations at the exit.
Allow 15 minutes to get from Toyosu Station (Metro) to the venue. It's further than it looks on the map.
Combine with Toyosu Market for a half-day: market in the morning for sushi, teamLab in the afternoon.
Don't Miss
Infinite Crystal Universe
A room of LED light strands reflected in mirrors to create the illusion of an infinite, three-dimensional universe. You walk through what feels like outer space. The colours shift in response to the number of visitors and their movements. The most photographed room in the venue, and for good reason.
Drawing on the Water Surface
Ankle-deep water covering the entire room floor, with flowers, koi fish, and abstract patterns projected onto the surface. The projections respond to where you walk: flowers bloom around your feet and scatter as you move. Kids splash through it with delight. Wear shorts or roll up your trousers to the knee.
Floating in the Falling Universe of Flowers
A domed room where a year's cycle of flowers (blooming, falling, scattering) plays out on every surface around you. You can lie on the floor (encouraged) and watch the petals rain down. It's overwhelmingly beautiful and strangely emotional. One of the strongest pieces in the collection.
Expanding Three-Dimensional Existence in Transforming Space
A room filled with giant, soft, glowing orbs that change colour when you push or bump them. The colour change ripples out to nearby orbs, creating waves of colour through the space. Kids treat it as the best ball pit they've ever seen. Adults pretend to be more dignified but end up pushing the orbs too.
What to Do Here
Standard Visit
Remove shoes at the entrance. Walk through the installations in order; the path is one-directional. Some rooms you pass through quickly; others you'll want to linger in (the flower room and crystal universe are worth extra time). End in the outdoor garden area with living plants and more projections. Collect your shoes, dry your feet, done.
Tips:
- Wear clothes you can roll up to the knee: you will wade through water up to mid-calf in some rooms
- Leave bags in the free lockers at the entrance. You want your hands free
- Phone cameras work better than DSLRs here, since the rooms are dark and you need mobility
- Spend extra time in the flower room: lie on the floor and watch the ceiling. It's worth it
Visit with Young Children (Under 6)
The water rooms and colourful orb room are hits with young kids. The dark transitional hallways between rooms can be scary, so hold hands and reassure them it's temporary. Very young children (under 2) may be unsettled by the dark and water. The experience is sensory and physical, which most children respond to positively. No strollers inside.
Tips:
- Carry a small towel for drying feet between rooms
- Dark hallways: hold your child's hand and tell them 'the next room has colours'; the anticipation helps
- The orb room is the kid-friendliest. Let them push the orbs and watch the colour changes
- Consider evening visits (after 7 PM) for smaller crowds and a calmer atmosphere for nervous toddlers
Plan Your Visit
Opening Hours
museum
9:00 AM – 10:00 PM (varies by season; last entry 1 hour before closing)
closed Days
Irregular closures; check official website. Typically open daily.
Best Time to Visit
Weekday mornings or evenings (after 7 PM). Weekends and holidays are the busiest.
Avoid:
Weekend afternoons and holiday periods. The venue has a maximum capacity, but even below capacity, rooms feel crowded.
Nearby
Toyosu Market (New Tsukiji)
Tokyo's main wholesale fish market. Watch the tuna auctions (reservation required, 5:30 AM) or eat sushi at one of the market restaurants. Pairs well for a morning market visit + afternoon teamLab.
15 min walk
teamLab Borderless (Azabudai Hills)
teamLab's other Tokyo venue, a more maze-like experience where artworks move between rooms. Different enough from Planets to justify both visits. In Azabudai Hills, Roppongi area.
30 min by train
Odaiba
Entertainment district on Tokyo Bay with the Gundam statue, DiverCity shopping, and beach views. A natural pairing for a Toyosu/Odaiba day.
10 min by Yurikamome
Gallery
Wading through flowers: the projections react to your movement
The Crystal Universe, infinite in every direction
The orb room: push them and watch the colours ripple
History
founding
teamLab Planets opened in July 2018 as a 'limited-time' museum. Its overwhelming popularity led to multiple extensions. The concept was created by teamLab, a Tokyo-based interdisciplinary art collective founded in 2001 by Toshiyuki Inoko.
significance
teamLab pioneered the concept of 'body immersive' digital art: installations that you physically enter and interact with, rather than observe from a distance. Planets is their most focused expression of this idea, with water, mirrors, and projection creating environments where the boundary between art and visitor dissolves.
reconstruction
The museum has been expanded and updated since opening, with new installations added. Originally set to close in 2020, then extended to 2023, and further extended. The outdoor garden section was added as an expansion. Check the official website for current operating schedule.
name Origin
teamLab takes its name from the collective's collaborative, cross-disciplinary approach: 'team' + 'lab' (laboratory). 'Planets' refers to the concept of art as a world you physically enter and inhabit.
Getting There
Yurikamome Line
Station: Shin-Toyosu Station
Exit: Follow signs to teamLab Planets
Walk: 10 minutes
The Yurikamome is an automated train running along Tokyo Bay. Scenic ride with views of Rainbow Bridge and Odaiba.
Tokyo Metro Yurakucho Line
Station: Toyosu Station
Exit: Exit 2
Walk: 15 minutes
Longer walk than from Shin-Toyosu but more direct from central Tokyo. Follow signs toward LaLaport Toyosu and continue past.
Taxi from Ginza or Tokyo Station
Station: Dropped at venue entrance
Exit: N/A
Walk: 0 minutes
Convenient option for families with young children. The area around the venue has no other attractions within immediate walking distance.
Location
6-1-16 Toyosu, Koto-ku, Tokyo 135-0061
Nearest: Shin-Toyosu Station (Yurikamome Line) (10 minutes from Shin-Toyosu Station; 15 minutes from Toyosu Station (Tokyo Metro Yurakucho Line))
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